Information about #012B56 color

#012B56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #012B56 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(1, 43, 86) (0.4% red, 16.9% green, 33.7% blue), or CMYK 33 / 17 / 0 / 66 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#012B56 presents itself as a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Azure (#002D59). Slightly further away sit Green Vogue (#032B52) and Prussian Blue (#003153).

The recipe behind #012B56 is rgb(1, 43, 86), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #012B56: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#012B56 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#012B56 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #012B56

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Deep Azure color link
Deep Azure

#002D59

Green Vogue color link
Green Vogue

#032B52

Marine color link
Marine

#042E60

Downriver color link
Downriver

#092256

Norway Blue color link
Norway Blue

#00205B

Astros Navy color link
Astros Navy

#002D62

Penn Blue color link
Penn Blue

#011F5B

Brewers Blue color link
Brewers Blue

#0A2351

Cool Black color link
Cool Black

#002E63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#012B56
  • RGB1, 43, 86
  • CMYK33, 17, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(1, 43, 86)
  • HSL210°, 98%, 17%
  • HSL Precise210.353°, 97.701%, 17.059%
  • HSV210°, 99%, 34%
  • HSB210°, 99%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.169, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.169, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.169, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID012B56
  • DECIMAL ID76630
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01